Which of the two only available political parties has proposed to re-schedule Marijuana, and which party has let these proposals die or completely ignored them every time?
Biden can't re-schedule by himself. The GOP needs to cooperate and they refuse to do so.
Most likely because there is a ton of money being made on MJ being Schedule 1. And I'm not talking about illicit money, I'm talking about all those DEA, Border Patrol, and law enforcement types who now would have one less illegal drug to give them a reason to exist. Prisons, and especially for profit types (private), would be literally losing customers along with our court systems and everyone in between that is required to make such a bureaucracy function.
One of the staunchest opponents of legalized or re-scheduled MJ is the alcohol industry.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. The biggest problem America faces is money in politics. The ability of the highest bidder to be able to influence and direct public policy.
As with MJ, only a few people from one side of the aisle continually tries to reform the corporate lobby and/or campaign funding limits. And unanimously, the right and the GOP have resisted and killed every measure to reduce this legal bribery.
Americans are selfish. American politicians grew up being educated in American schools and surrounded by American culture. It is only natural, and not surprising at all, that most politicians decide what's best for themselves first, and consider the needs of their constituency last. Having a system that prides itself on, and encourages selfishness, on both sides of the aisle, is a recipe for disaster when you allow those with the most capital leverage to influence and dictate what the politician's agenda is. I'd personally rather take a chance that the tiny amount of dems who oppose campaign finance loopholes, etc., are able to do what's right, rather than going with a party that absolutely refuses to even address the issue, and actively works to promote the problem.
